Astronaunt_Memorial_Wall

Astronaunt Memorial Wall What would you give your life for' Some people say they would die for their children, and many have died for our country. And then there are those who have given their life for the benefit of our space program. Hoping and praying that this mission would not be their last but knowing the risks involved could mean they never come home again. These people have been honored on the Astronaut’s wall of remembrance located at Kennedy space visitors center in Florida. Some of these people and their tragic accidents are etched in our minds forever, while some we may not know about. NASA uses aT-38A as a trainer for astronauts and as an observer/chase plane on such programs as the space shuttle. Many pilots going into the program extensively tested this plane. Between 1964 and 1967 Theodore freeman who was chosen to be an astronaut was the first person to die for the space program, Charles Bassett and Elliot See who were to pilot for the Gemini 9 mission and Clifton Williams who was chosen to be a back up pilot for the Gemini 10 mission all died while training in the T-38A and gave their life to the space, program, nasa, mission, first, test, shuttle, x-15, crew, plane, people, life, last, flight, chosen, astronaut, apollo, while, wall, seven, rocket, pilots, person, made, fire, different, died, columbia, 1967, years, way, tragedy, solid, seconds, saying, remembrance